Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Education serves an important role in both our lives and in our society. Working to ensure access to high quality and affordable education for more students, including those in our rural communities, has been a fundamental priority of mine in Congress. I have been proud to serve on the House Committee on Education & the Workforce. Currently, the committee is working on many important issues, including the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reauthorization.

The recent economic downturn is a reminder of how critically important education and training opportunities are to students and workers in an increasingly competitive global economy. That's why I believe strengthening and expanding our skilled workforce is paramount to preserving our nation's technical job base and remaining globally competitive. Throughout my time in Congress, I have served on the Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, to advocate one of the most important and effective ways for our communities to produce a well-educated and skilled workforce in the United States. I now serve as Co-Chairman of the CTE Caucus, and during the current Congress our goals remain the same -- to enhance awareness in Congress of the importance of career and technical education and advance policies that improve skilled labor education and support tech-related small business job growth.

For more information concerning my work and views on Education, please contact my Washington, DC office.

I look forward to your feedback.

Thank you.

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